I wanted to share something different with you this post. Our classmate, William Morgan, posted a very interesting story on his blog recently and with his permission, I am going to post it here:
"For this child of the 80s, Michael Jackson was the Thriller, not the freak show that emerged over the last few decades.
His sudden death yesterday brought to mind a personal encounter with the King of Pop.
Ye socks will have to flash back to the summer of 1991, when yours truly was interning with the Walt Disney World College Program and working at the Kodak camera shop on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom.
This was in the pre-digital era, so park goers would drop off their rolls of film to be developed, and I would hand them a little claim ticket with their name written on it.
Anyway, the encounter occurred one rainy afternoon about 3 o'clock. The daily parade was making its way down Main Street, which meant our store was completely empty of guests. That's when a figure clad in a yellow hooded rain slicker approached my counter to claim his photos, and the name on his claim ticket said "Michael Jackson."
I made some sort of remark at that, "Oh, like the Thriller?"
"JUST like that," he replied as he pulled the hood away from his face.
Yep, that's right. It was Jacko!
I didn't know what to do or say as he perused his snapshots. For once in my life, I was completely speechless.
Anyway, one of his "handlers" paid me for the photos, and he turned to go back to the parade with a wave of his (ungloved) hand and the admonition, "Have a magical day!"
When I looked down at the counter, Michael had left one of the photos. It was a shot of him with McCauley Culkin and Mickey Mouse, almost a foreshadowing of all the crap that would come in the not so distant future.
When I flipped over the picture, I saw MJ had autographed it for me as a memento of our brief encounter.
I ran across that photo last year while I was packing up to move from Apopka to College Park. So, I know it's around my house somewhere. I'm gonna have to do some searching for it over the weekend . . ."
Thanks, William! I just read on FB he found the picture and I am hoping he posts it soon.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Preliminary Reunion Information!
On behalf of the Reunion Planning Committee, we're glad to provide you with some details regarding our 20-year reunion coming up this summer. We still have a few loose ends to tie up, but most of the event planning is about complete. I’d like to share what we have planned so far, as well as some details on the entry fee. Events are planned for Friday night through Saturday night (July 17-18) as follows:
Friday Night: Pizza supper at the FHS cafeteria
Saturday Morning: early golf, high school tour, including athletic facilities
Saturday Lunch/Afternoon: Cookout at Ricky Sander's place
Saturday Night: Dinner at Cagle Steaks (FYI Saturday night is for adults only. If childcare is going to be an issue, please let us know)
The entry fee is as follows:
Early Entry Fee (have your confirmation in by May 1st):
$40/individual if coming without significant other
$65/couple
After May 1st:
$60/individual
$85/couple
THIS MONEY COVERS EVERYTHING (except for golf) FOR THE ENTIRE WEEKEND!
Entry deadline: July 3rd Children are free
The official invitation will follow in the near future once we’ve confirmed everything. Please e-mail me Lisa Johnson Troupe with any questions. I can also provide a mailing address for you to send your check to.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Door Prizes
The reunion committee is hoping you can help out with door prizes. If there is anyone that has something they could donate for a prize, we would really appreciate it. Maybe you have something interesting from your work, or maybe the state you live in has something unique you could donate. Maybe you make something like pottery or sell things like Avon or Pampered Chef. If you think you have something that would help us in this department, please e-mail me (Lisa Johnson) and let us know.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Happy 2009...Happy 20 years!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday.
If you have e-mailed Trish or Kevin your contact information, thank-you! If you haven't, please do so, ASAP! Thanks!
Another person who would love to hear from you is Karla Hoyle-Brown. She is putting a slide show together for the reunion and needs you to e-mail her any pictures you have. She really wants as many classmates as she can on the slide show, so we need help from anyone that has pictures.
Oh, at my last count there are 59 classmates on Facebook so come get a page if you haven't already!
I know the committee will be meeting very soon and I will be posting new information as soon as they do. Until then...take care!
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